Abstract
We present the clinical case of a patient who, having been referred for surgery on two-stage hepatectomy, could not have a conventional portal embolization performed as an intermediate step in order to be able to resection the whole of the hepatic illness she was suffering. During right portal embolization (PE), the portography revealed minimal flow in the left portal vein, without thrombosis or stenosis. Given the risk of serious hepatic insufficiency, the embolization procedure was ruled out. Our option was to perform a portal embolization in two stages: initial PE of the right posterior branch, and subsequently, right anterior branch PE. After that, the liver resection could be completed.
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